Urbanite is another name for harvested old concrete; and G3 designers are pressed to include urbanite in all public projects so its acceptance as a beautiful recycled building material and permeable paving becomes universal. Urbanite is being used in both the Manhattan Beach Strand OFG and the Malibu Bluffs Park OFG in different ways. The Manhattan [...]
Urbanite Is Right For G3 Demonstration Gardens
Posted on 02. Mar, 2013 by pamela in G3 Blog, Low Impact Design, Malibu Bluffs Park, Manhattan Beach Strand, Permeable Paving, Resources, Watershed Notes, Watershed Wise Landscape
Fun Guys Party At Manhattan Beach Strand Demo Garden
Posted on 01. Mar, 2013 by pamela in Compost Tea, G3 Blog, G3 Community, G3 Partners, Living Soil, Los Angeles/South Bay, Manhattan Beach Strand, Resources, Surfrider Foundation, Watershed Notes, Watershed Wise Landscape, West Basin MWD
Many “native” plant advocates propose that soil amendment, even biological community amendment, is not necessary when planting “native” plants in “native” soils. For many reasons, G3 has always advocated testing the soil for biological activity and then determining a remediation strategy based on the type of plants intended for the site and the actual biological [...]
G3 Slows Spreads Sinks At Manhattan Beach Strand
Posted on 28. Feb, 2013 by pamela in G3 Blog, G3 Community, G3 Partners, Los Angeles/South Bay, Manhattan Beach Strand, Rain Capture, Resources, Surfrider Foundation, Watershed Wise Landscape, West Basin MWD
G3′s design for the hillside Ocean Friendly Demonstration Garden at the Manhattan Beach Strand in Manhattan Beach, CA (corner of Manhattan Beach Blvd. and THE OCEAN!) is taking shape as local boulders and recycled concrete (provided by Manhattan Beach Public Works) begin to form the mini-basins that dot the landscape to grab rainwater as a [...]
Water LA Infiltrates Panorama City With G3 Watershed Wise Training
Posted on 27. Oct, 2012 by pamela in G3 Blog, G3 Community, G3 Education, G3 Partners, Homeowner, Los Angeles/South Bay, Rain Capture, Rain Gardens, Resources, Water LA Rainwater Harvesting Project, Watershed Basics, Watershed Notes, Watershed Wise Landscape
G3′s Watershed Basics Class kicked off the resident training portion of Water LA’s exciting project in Panorama City, CA. G3 became involved in the Water LA project more than two years ago when it was still percolating around Melanie Winter’s brain. Melanie is the Director of The River Project, the lead organization on this highly [...]
G3′s Circle of Friends At Watersmart Innovations
Posted on 12. Oct, 2012 by pamela in City of Ventura, Conferences, EPA Watersmart Innovations, G3 Blog, G3 Community, G3 Partners, Surfrider Foundation
The EPA Watersmart Innovations conference is a great place to expand G3′s circle of friends. G3′s motto is “Make new friends, but keep the old. One is silver and the other’s gold — or rather, true blue.” G3 Associate and Surfrider’s Ocean Friendly Gardens Program Coordinator, Paul Herzog joins G3′s Managing Member, Pamela Berstler out [...]
